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• https://www.consumerfinance.gov/ask-cfpb/what-is-a-credit-score-en-315/
• https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-different-types-credit-risk-alloy-apis-gdope
• https://northerninitiatives.org/2022/12/the-case-for-the-7-cs-of-credit/
• https://corporatefinanceinstitute.com/resources/commercial-lending/credit-risk-analysis/
• https://www.gdslink.com/credit-risk-management-process-best-practices-techniques/
• https://cleartax.in/glossary/credit-risk